Sugar Labs received an award for "Best Music & Coding Education Technology Company 2025". Great job everyone!
Check it out: lux-life.digital/winners/suga...
#Edtech #Software4Kids #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibre #OLPC
Sugar Labs received an award for "Best Music & Coding Education Technology Company 2025". Great job everyone!
Check it out: lux-life.digital/winners/suga...
#Edtech #Software4Kids #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibre #OLPC
New Music Blocks release dropped just in time for the New Year. Read more here: github.com/sugarlabs/mu...
#MusicBlocks #MusicPlusCode
By contributing to Sugar Labs, individuals can help create a supportive environment for learning and promote Constructionist education.
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There are several ways to make a financial contribution:
* Donate via www.every.org/sugar-labs, where you can easily contribute to the organization's mission.
* Support Sugar Labs through Benevity or PayPal, which offer convenient and secure donation options.
To support this work and continue achieving more in 2026, Sugar Labs relies on donations to fund its operations, new initiatives, and maintenance of Constructionist learning tools.
31.12.2025 19:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0We also partnered with DataKind to better understand our impact, and we plan to use the results of our self-reflective research to steer our work going forward.
31.12.2025 19:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0We mentored seventeen students, creating some innovative new learning tools together with the mentees, documenting our work on our (new!) website and on YouTube.
31.12.2025 19:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0In 2025, Sugar Labs made significant progress in various projects. We participated in Google Summer of Code (GSoC), Dedicated Mentorship Program (DMP) and Sugar Summer of Code (SSoC).
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Participate in our Fall board elections, help shape our future by completing our contributor survey. Also read about how we added dark mode to our (new!) homepage and a summary of exploring gen-AI in education through live conversations.
Read more: buttondown.com/sugarlabs/ar...
We just released our latest issue of The Sweet Spot, our newsletter for Sugar Labs news and events.
Share and subscribe: buttondown.com/sugarlabs/ar...
#SugarLabs #OpenSource #Education #SweetSpot #FreeSoftware
Krish Pandya's work on GTK4 and Sugar Desktop is a shining example of the impact that Sugar Labs can have on the world.
Join us in celebrating this achievement and stay tuned for more exciting updates from the Sugar Labs team!
#GNOMEAsia #GnomeAsia2025 #GNOME
A presenter, with a slide with code, underneath the header Python Library Takes Shape. The GNOME Asia Summit 2025 logo is visible in the shot.
A presenter, with a final slide open that says "That's it". The GNOME Asia Summit 2025 logo is visible in the shot.
A presenter, with a drawing app open. The GNOME Asia Summit 2025 logo is visible in the shot.
One of our rising contributors recently shared his work at this year's GNOME Asia Summit. Please join us in congratulating Krish Pandya ( @mostlyk@mastodon.social ) on his successful presentation, showing the power of open-source collaboration and innovation!
#GTK4 #Development #SugarDesktop
On a light blue background, the left side reads 'panel presentation on nonprofit leadership and defending your user rights in the digital age' and 'Devin Ulibarri Sugar Labs executive director, Greg Farough Free Software Foundation campaigns manager, Marc Prud'hommeaux App Fair Project founder and F-Droid board member, and Paige Collings Electronic Frontier Foundation senior speech and privacy activist'. On the right are head shots of the four panel members, from top left to bottom right: Devin Ulibarri, Greg Farough, Marc Prud'hommeaux, and Paige Collings
Sugar Labs executive director Devin Ulibarri will be joining the Free Software Foundation for a panel presentation on October 4. Learn more about the event and register via www.fsf.org/news/fsf40-f...
#FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibre #FSF #OpenSource #EdTech #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareInEducation
We're wrapping up this summer's projects for Google Summer of Code (GSoC), Dedicated Mentorship Project (DMP), and Sugar Summer of Code (SSoC).
Our students will be presenting their projects live, and you can watch via the following link: youtube.com/live/qhQdiGJ...
Join at 13:00 EDT (17:00 UTC).
...and check out "the making of" in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P--z...
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Everything you see in the video is code in Music Blocks, run in real time. The animation frames were designed and created in Figma by Shubham. Enjoy!
#MusicBlocks #SugarLabs #VisualProgramming #Mentorship
In celebration of starting our second year of mentoring for DMP (Code for GovTech (C4GT)), Shubham Singh and Devin Ulibarri created this: youtu.be/b9uZ8ZKWO-A 🎇 🎇 🎇
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Everything you see in the video is code in Music Blocks, run in real time. The animation frames were designed and created in Figma by Shubham. Enjoy!
#MusicBlocks #SugarLabs #VisualProgramming #Mentorship
@sugarlabs.bsky.social is empowering students with #opensource tools and #AI resources, helping them become young developers.
Read this interview with Exec. Director Devin Ulibarri to learn how the nonprofit is transforming education through #FLOSS: lpi.org/30qi
#LPI #tech #IT
Make sure to attend it today at 1pm EDT (17:00 UTC): www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKyf...
#SugarLabs #Learning #Teaching #Constructionism #Music #GenAI #Development #EdTech #Innovation
Today, Sugar Labs is hosting a Generative AI development showcase, where we're demoing audio-ti-midi musical transcription, a lesson plan generator, a playful "persona" app, and more.
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Image of three kids with computers, each one has a few words. All together, it says "Please donate to Sugar Labs."
Every financial contribution helps us create innovative new software for learning. Make a donation and help us reach the next fundraiser milestone: www.every.org/sugar-labs
#SugarLabs #EdTech #NonProfit #Development #Learning #Teaching #OLPC #Programming #Fun #MusicBlocks #TurtleBlocks #Sugarizer
We are live now!! youtube.com/live/v76Mw9w...
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@sugarlabs.bsky.social is empowering students with #opensource tools and #AI resources, helping them become young developers.
Read this interview with Exec. Director Devin Ulibarri to learn how the nonprofit is transforming education through #FLOSS: lpi.org/30qi
#LPI #tech #IT
Tune in today at 13:00 EDT (17:00 UTC/10:30 IST) to see the new website, hear from the people who made it possible, and learn more about what's next. Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v76M...
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Today's the day! Sugar Labs launches its new website. Built from the ground up by a group of skilled and passionate programmers, the new site uses modern practices to tell the story of Sugar Labs today.
#WebDev #Development #React #Typescript #Programming #Software #SugarLabs #Launch #Learning
"By adding features like 'view source' and 'fork source' as an integral part of our UX, we empower learners to program and shape the software they use." Read the full interview on LPI!
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SoftwareLibre #Education #FLOSS #FLO #Software #Development
From turning students into young developers to creating innovative projects like Sugarizer and Music Blocks, @sugarlabs.bsky.social is shaping the future of education through #FLOSS.
Learn more from Executive Director Devin Ulibarri: lpi.org/30qi
#LPI #opensource
From turning students into young developers to creating innovative projects like Sugarizer and Music Blocks, @sugarlabs.bsky.social is shaping the future of education through #FLOSS.
Learn more from Executive Director Devin Ulibarri: lpi.org/30qi
#LPI #opensource
Drum roll...
We received a total of 267 applications -- that's incredible! Sugar Labs mentors are working on reviewing them all in the coming weeks. Keep up the great work everyone!
#GoogleSummerofCode